unsafety

[ uhn-seyf-tee ]

noun

1. unsafe state or condition; exposure to danger or risk; insecurity.

Other Words From

• un·safetied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of unsafety¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + safety

Example Sentences

But wiser men, perceiving the unsafety and vanity of these and all external things, have cast about for some higher course.

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This of course was in addition to the unsafety resulting from enemy fire.

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Affairs were going badly on account of unsafety in Finland, and dearth and intrigues in Sweden.

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The women, too, talked of the rowdy character of the town "across the tracks," and the unsafety of the roads for women.

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